Some Crazy Joyous Thing - Apocalyptic Vox Pop from Scott Carrier and Erica Heilman

About this episode

Rob and Britta discuss works by Scott Carrier and Erica Heilman that reflect on the experiences of living through a challenging year.

At the tail end of 2025, Rob and Britta discuss work by Scott Carrier and Erica Heilman that captures something about how it felt to live through this harrowing year. To support our show and access our bonus story feed, follow this link to our Patreon . Show Links: "The End of the World" from Scott Carrier's Home of the Brave "What Now Sounds Like" from Erica Heilman's Rumble Strip Rob and Britta's discussion of Scott Carrier's story The Test Erica Heilman's episode of Rumble Strip "The Party" Erica Heilman's episode of Rumble Strip "Thanksgiving" The Listeners from Transom.org

People in this episode

Hosts: Rob, Britta

Topics covered

• apocalypse
• 2025
• storytelling
• cultural reflection
• podcast discussion

Keywords

• Scott Carrier
• Erica Heilman
• apocalypse
• 2025
• podcast
• cultural reflection
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Transom.org

Books & works: The End of the World, What Now Sounds Like, The Test, The Party, Thanksgiving

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